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UN TED STATES PATENT OEEIoE.

CALVIN HERSOME, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT IN GAlTER-BOOTS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 133,225, dated November19, 1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CALVIN HEEsoME, of Boston, Suffolk county,Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Gaiter-Boots, of

which the following is a specification:

My invention consists of an improved gaiter-boot, constructed of frontand back quarters of the configuration shown, and put together in themanner I fully describe, making reference to the accompanying drawin g,which forms partof this specification.

Like letters refer to like parts in the several figures. V

Figure 1, Sheet 1, is a side elevation of a gaiter-boot made in thestyle and after the manner of my improvement, A being the front quarter,opening upon each side of the shoe at the top of the vamp, aboutfive-eighths of an inch forward of the front of the heel, and ex--tending back to even with the rear part of the back quarter, or nearlyso, cut in a circular form from the front of the top toward the back ofthe heel, each side nearly inclosing the back quarter, and being thereattached by strap and buckle, tie, or their equivalent, the fastening tolie in the hollow of the ankle; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the gaiterwith the front quarter turned down so as to expose the back quarter B toview, which is cut in a circular form, extending forward beyond theplace of opening in the front quarter about one-half inch, covering theankle-joint of the wearer; Fig. 3, Sheet 2, is an outline drawing of thepattern of the front quarter; Fig. 4, Sheet/2, is an outline drawing ofthe pattern of the back quarterthus making, when the front quarter isbrought around the ankle and fastened as described, aclose andcomfortably-fitting shoe, without the use of elastic, front ties, orbuttons, which result could not be accomplished were the relativepositions of the front and back quarters changed in any degree; alsoavoiding a clumsy appearance, and making a shoe which can be put on withremarkable ease by turning down the front quarter, thus making anopening for inserting the foot.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I desire to secure byLetters Patent is- A gaiter-boot composed of the front and backquarters, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, constructed in the mannerdescribed.

CALVIN HERSOME.

Witnesses:

B. CHAMBERS, JAMES H. GRIDLEY.

